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status.

A person’s condition, position or standing relative to that of others.

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈsteɪ.təs/General-South-African, Ireland, Received-Pronunciation/ˈsteɪt.əs/Canada, General-American[ˈsteɪɾ.əs]Canada, General-American/ˈstæt.əs/Australia, Canada, Ireland, US
  1. A person’s condition, position or standing relative to that of others.

    countable · uncountable
    Superstition is highly correlated with economic status.
  2. Prestige or high standing.

    countable · uncountable
  3. A situation or state of affairs.

    countable · uncountable
    What's the status of the investigation?
    New York is known for its status as a financial center.
  4. The legal condition of a person or thing.

    countable · uncountable
  5. The legal condition of a person or thing. The state (of a Canadian First Nations person) of being registered under the Indian Act.

    Canada · countable · uncountable · usually
    He is a status Indian.
  6. A function of some instant messaging applications, whereby a user may post a message that appears automatically to other users, if they attempt to make contact.

    countable · uncountable
    I'm just about to update my status to "busy".
  7. Short for status epilepticus or status asthmaticus.

    abbreviation · alt-of · countable · uncountable
Where this word comes from

A learned borrowing from Latin status. A doublet of state and estate. Displaced native Old English hād (“rank, status”).

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